Key-ring hook.



R. BUTLER,

KEY RING HOOK.'

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18. 1914.

Patened Sept l2, X916.

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State of hio, have invented `new and useful lmprovenients in Key-Ring Hooks, of which, the'ollowing is a speeication. i'

or holders and the object in view ieto pro duce a device of the character specilied which will serve as van absolute guarantee and protection against a becoming detached therefrom' and which' let the same time will admit of the ready in'u sertion and removal ofthe' key .ring relau tively to the hook or'support with the eid of one hand onlymnd this operation muy be easily ed'ected even when the hund ci? the toruse in operator .is covered by a glove, niitt or the like thus panticularly adaptii'iagP the'device cold weather and by pere-one euch 'as the drivers of teams, automobiles and the like.

l key ring to to .holder either accidentally or when a pulling lt is"practicallyA impossible tor the detach itself from the hook or strain is surreptitiously placed thereon. if*

With the above and other objects-in tiewfl 'the invention consists in the novel construey tion, combination and' arrangement otparts,

as herein described, illustrated and claimed. ln the accompanying drawings; Figure l is an edgeview of the key ring hook of this invention shown applied to a heit or waist dll lili

band and 'also showing a key ruig and the portion of a key chain attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the key ring hook showing the ring inits normal' position therein. Fig. 3 is a perspective vieuT oi the key ring hook illustrating the manner of removing the key ring therefrom. Fig. d is asimilar view showing the manner of insorting the key ring in the'` hook.

The keyI ring hook of this invention is formed in one piece, the sameloeing shown? in the preferred embodiment of this invention, as consisting of a flat strip of spring metal the same being bent as shown in the drawingsl to 4comprise a garment or belt engaging' loop l which is split or divided at the lower end where one extremity ot' the, loop is left comparatively free so'` thatl it' may be slipped over a belt or waist band indicated at 2 in cross section. L H

After forming'4 the loop l', the strip isbent to form a ring holding or supporting hook designated .generally'at A and comprising key ring or the likeA and the end portion of the strip after form ingthe bill t is bent hackwar'dly and eX This invention relates tokey ring hooks tended downwardly in convergent relation tofthe .adjacent side of the oiasp 1 forming a spring guard 5 the extremity 6 of which' rests against'the clasp adjacent to the point of yunction between the clasp and hook.

" At the point of junction of the clasp and hook, 'the Strip is leent in ogee shape to iorin e. curved shoulder 7 and the ree'end Aportion of the loop or clasp lv ieeriniped as shown at 8 to provide an inwardly extend ing offset which normally rests againstI and conforms in curvature to the shoulder 7. The extremity of this portion oi the Stripv is dedected outwardly es shown at 9 so as portion oi a4 gaument 'as' Higtuardand passes by the samefinto thehook In order to remove the ring l0, a portion of said ring is introduced between the guard `5- and clasp l inthe manner illustrated in Fig. 3. Force is then applied in a downward extremity ed the guardaway from theclasp and simultaneously with such movement, the ring l0 is forced to in Fig. 3, resulting in the ringr escaping; from between the gua-rd and'clasp. 'lihus the ring' l0 is inserted in and removed from the hook floy applying force to said ring in a downward direction. y When the ring 10 is in its nal position as illustratori in Figs. l and 2, itis practically impossible. for the ring to escape from the hook. either accidentally. or when force is applied thereto in `any other way, than that above described.

A one piece key ring holder consisting of a single spring strip of luniform width from end to ,end so'bent aslto form and comprise a split garmentengaging clasp, a hook ex# "to facilitate placing the. clasp over a belt., e. i

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2 l i f pri'ijecting offset which rests ngninsf, lh( opposite .side of said shoulder.y the free extremity of the guard normally resting,r against the out'er Side of\ the clasp adjacent 15 to the' upper part of said lshoulder. y

In testimony whereof Iy zilix my signature vin presence of two witnesses. 

